MIA79DLD30

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 175 · Clearwater, FL · December 30, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 30, 1978
Place
Clearwater, FL · CLEARWATER, FL
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N7521MCessna 175
Status
Completed · report March 12, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19781230040959A
Case key
138485

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4029  78/12/30   CLEARWATER,FL       CESSNA 175          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 170
        TIME - 0800                    N7521M              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 114 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLEARWATER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLEARWATER,FL               STATESBORO,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF

Aircraft

Registration
N7521M
Reported as
Cessna 175
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Clearwater

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Other investigations on N7521M · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.